Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-12-03
TRAINING OF CHILDREN.
How They May be Taught Habits of Heip-
 fulness and Industry.

How They May be Taught Habits of Heip-
 iulness and Industry.
 Children may be trained from an early age to habits of helpfulness and so save tired mothers many weary minutes and impatient words. Do not let them get into the way of thinking there is noth- ing for them to do. There is no reason why the little ones should not be ex- pected to contribute their part in making home comfortable and pleasant, instead of introducing an element of discord and disturbance by turning every thing topsy-turvy and never putting to rights again. Do not allow them to leave apple-cores and nutshells lying around, or any litter where they have been cut ting paper or doll-clothes. See that they put away books, papers, toys or sewing in the proper places when done with them. Teach them to take care ot things accidentally misplaced. have seen children actually stumble over and tread upon valuable papers and en- cravings which had fallen from a 1 table rather than stcop to pick them up, just because they had not been taught to be useful in doing little things like these They can be taught to put away hats, coats and mittens when they come in from school, to hang up their clothes at night, and not let them lie in heaps on the floor to the detri- ment of their good looks, and so as not to set the whole house in uproar the next morning by calling out, one for a lost shoe or stocking. another for jacket or trousers, while still third slams the door behind her at the last minute in a
 passion of sobs and tears, after search ing the house over for missing books or
 pencils, hat or gloves.
 All this could be prevented by firm, | yet gentle training on the part of the mother, not by scoiding or nagging' , Let her debar the children from the privilege of playing or working witt
 certain things beeause last time they
 were not properly cared for; let then feel their inconvenience of doing with out a thing at the last minute, of miss ing a pleasant visit or party because s something left undone.
 y When girls grow older they can b = taught to set the table neatly and com
 pletely, not forgetting necessary de
 tails so as to avoid the unpleasan B. necessity for jumping up from the tabl e every few minutes for spoons, salt, c D. to replenish the sugar-bowl. The d should be taught to place the requisit
 number of chairs around the table, an
 so prevent the unseemly scramble aftt | chairs when the family are summone 'c to the meal.
 ;h Boys should be trained to close u
 shutters, bring in coal and water, p'
 away their clothes and not to look 0 TX while they see their mothers and sistel IS do these things. Indeed, l have see m young gentlemen of sixteen loll on tt s sofa and look quite unconcernedly o' 10 of the door or window at their moth
 or sister chopping wood.
 Parents are clearly to blame for 8. dulging children in these habits. | g. deed, they are not really indulgent "a ward the children; they are indulgil <. themselves, for it is so much easier 9 do the work oneself than to be patie
 and firm with children while trainil i'll them to ohabits of industry, patience a - self-control. But, if children are L trained, they will be more self-relia '0 when the harder realities of life prese
 themselves. More agreeable, too,
 cause less selfish and more inclined na .n lend helping hand to Others.-Nd ' as EdwardS. in Philadelphia Press.